CambRidge R User Group

Cambridge RSE Seminar Series

Charlie Gao and Thomas Zwagerman

2024-05-09

Introductions

Charlie Gao | Director, Hibiki AI
Trinity College

Creator of ‘mirai’ framework for parallel and distributed computing in R


Thomas Zwagerman
Research Software Engineer, British Antarctic Survey

Our Aim

Establish an R User Group for Cambridge

a.k.a.

CambRidge

  • Access and celebrate deep R talent
  • Forum for sharing valuable experiences
  • Invite top class speakers from around the world
  • Social and professional context

1. The R Community

R User Groups Worldwide

  • Registered and sponsored by the R Consortium

R User Groups in the UK

  • Warwick

    • Heather Turner (R Foundation)
    • Martyn Plummer (R-Core)
  • Oxford

    • Brian Ripley (R-Core)
  • London

  • Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Glasgow

2. R Open Source Developers

  • R-universe developer repository

  • Worldwide activity ranking

  • Some ‘household’ names

3. R Consortium Projects and Funding

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4. R Adoption in Industry

Life Sciences

5. R Community and RSEs

  • Community Building is part of our job.
  • Fits within Research Software Development Principles (Helping your peers).
  • Interactions with “Researchers who code”.
  • Promote sustainable software practices, software as a research output, RSE as a career path.
  • See The role of the R community in the RSE movement

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CambRidge R User Group

  • We believe Cambridge has a deep pool of R talent
  • Wish to provide a forum for sharing valuable experiences
  • Aim to invite top class speakers for unique insights
  • Social and professional networking

Thank you!